Monday, February 2, 2009

Rumors Abound on the Message Board and Abroad...(2009)

Now there are many rumors out there, here are a few that I believe to be solid:

Tobacco (from Black Moth Super Rainbow fame): A Facebooker pointed this out on the Sasquatch! Facebook page. After a little digging found the info on Tobacco's Myspace page. Interestingly, it does not explicitly say that he is playing Sasquatch!, but Tobacco seems to be saying he will be there in his own way.

Grizzly Bear: Quartermass, the co-administrator, along with myself, knows someone trying to book Grizzly Bear, but there was conflict because they are playing Sasquatch! He also says he has on good authority that Monotonix will be playing Sasquatch! Thanks Quartermass!

Passion Pit: A Consequence of Sound reader and commenter sited that Passion Pit revealed that they would be playing Sasquatch! '09 as well as Lollapalooza and Coachela in an interview for Under the Radar Magazine. The issues cover is on the Under the Radar magazine website, but not the content, sure enough Passion Pit is featured as an artist to keep a lookout for in 2009.

John Vanderslice: A message board reader and commenter wrote that he heard John say on KEXP that he will be playing Sasquatch! this year.

I left a comment on the message board, but no one really responded to it. Maybe it isn't reliable enough as a source, but I spoke to The End's DJ harms, who claimed that he knew of a bunch of confirmed acts, but told me that the only one he would leak was Kings of Leon.

I've got the Under the Radar winter issue in my hand, and on page 29 the following is listed in an article about Passion Pit:

"....important as the band prepares for a gauntlet of high-profile shows that includes trips to Europe, Australia, and Japan, as well as performances at Lollapalooza, Sasquatch, Coachella, and South by Southwest...."

So, my name is Brian here's some quick info }Work & Jiu Jitsu pretty much run my life at the moment. Whenever the snow falls you can find me in the white stuff. Yea Pretty Much It, oh and Mascot fights.

My specifications } Must be friendly, funny, outgoing, and love music

I'm going to be at Sasquatch music festival memorial day weekend are you? I'd like to meet you there. I'll be @ the front gate @11:30 Saturday May.23rd wearing a tux shirt with a fake flower attached =)Come up, and introduce yourself & we'll talk. This should be fun if it works out, see you there!